| name | exa-search |
| description | > Use when this capability is needed. |
Exa Search CLI
Agent-first, non-interactive CLI wrapper for Exa Search API. Default output is JSON.
Quick start
- Ensure
EXA_API_KEY is set.
- Run
exa --help to see all commands and examples.
- Use
exa search, exa contents, exa find-similar, or exa answer.
- Use
--plain for stable, line-based output when needed.
Commands
exa search <query>: semantic search; supports filters and content options.
exa contents <url...>: fetch contents for URLs.
exa find-similar <url>: find similar links to a URL.
exa answer <query>: grounded Q&A; supports --stream.
Output modes
- Default: JSON to stdout.
--plain: stable, line-based output.
- Errors: stderr (JSON unless
--plain).
Shared content options
Available on search, contents, and find-similar:
--text, --text-max-characters, --text-include-html-tags
--highlights, --highlights-num-sentences, --highlights-per-url, --highlights-query
--summary, --summary-query, --summary-schema <json|@file>
--context, --context-max-characters
--livecrawl <never|fallback|preferred|always>, --livecrawl-timeout <ms>
--subpages, --subpage-target
--extras-links, --extras-image-links
Examples
Search:
exa search "latest developments in quantum computing"
exa search "AI chips roadmap" --type deep --additional-query "GPU roadmap" --num-results 25
exa search "LLM hallucinations" --include-domain arxiv.org --text --text-max-characters 2000
Find similar:
exa find-similar https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06435 --num-results 5 --text
exa find-similar https://example.com --exclude-domain example.com --summary
Contents:
exa contents https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.06435 --text --summary --summary-query "key findings"
exa contents https://example.com --highlights --highlights-per-url 2 --highlights-num-sentences 2
Answer:
exa answer "What is the population of New York City?"
exa answer "state of solid-state batteries" --stream
Plain output:
exa search "openai" --num-results 3 --plain
exa find-similar https://openai.com --num-results 3 --plain
exa contents https://openai.com --plain
exa answer "What is the capital of France?" --plain
Dry run:
exa search "openai" --num-results 1 --dry-run
exa contents https://openai.com --text --dry-run
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